Approved Regulatory Proposals
Speed Limits
Effective Date:
November 5, 2012
French versions of two regulations under the Condominium Act, 1998 were recently made.
Effective Date:
November 22, 2012
Ontario Regulation 387/12 is a site specific amendment that revokes certain lands from Ontario Regulation 481/73.
Effective Date:
November 29, 2012
Quality Assurance Regulation made under the Opticianry Act, 1991
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November 19, 2012
Quality Assurance Regulation made under the Respiratory Therapy Act, 1991
Effective Date:
November 19, 2012
The amendments effectively wind down the Small Business Transition Support Program as of April 1, 2013.
Effective Date:
November 19, 2012
Parking
Effective Date:
November 13, 2012
Vehicles on Controlled-Access Highways
Effective Date:
November 13, 2012
Quality Assurance Regulation made under the Dietetics Act, 1991
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November 19, 2012
The following tax-related regulations were filed to facilitate the administration of the property tax system for the 2013 tax year.
Effective Date:
November 5, 2012
Quality Assurance Regulation made under the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Act, 1991.
Effective Date:
November 19, 2012
Use of Controlled-Access Highways by Pedestrians
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November 13, 2012
Quality Assurance Regulation, made under the Medical Radiation Technology Act, 1991
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November 19, 2012
Quality Assurance Regulation made under the Midwifery Act, 1991
Effective Date:
November 19, 2012
Ontario Regulation 391/12 is a site specific amendment that revokes certain lands from Ontario Regulation 482/73
Effective Date:
November 30, 2012
Quality Assurance Regulation made under the Occupational Therapy Act, 1991
Effective Date:
November 19, 2012
OMAFRA, is proposing amendments to Ontario Regulation 723/93 - General (O. Reg. 723/93) that governs the Farm Business Registration (FBR) Program. The proposed changes would:
- Streamline the eligibility criteria for farm organizations have to become accredited;
- Contain a transitional provision that would allow the AFRAAT to apply the new criteria to existing applications; and
- Are temporary in nature in that the old eligibility requirements come back into force in one year.
Effective Date:
November 22, 2012
Quality Assurance Regulation made under the Physiotherapy Act, 1991
Effective Date:
November 19, 2012
Stop Signs at Intersections
Effective Date:
November 13, 2012
Restricted Use of the King's Highway
Effective Date:
November 13, 2012
EXEMPTION - COUNTY OF VICTORIA - VICT-CT-1
Effective Date:
November 6, 2012
TRANSIT PROJECTS AND METROLINX UNDERTAKINGS
Effective Date:
November 6, 2012
On August 5, 2009, the ministries of the Environment and Natural Resources posted a Proposal Notice on the EBR to seek public input on the development of Ontario water conservation and efficiency goals and objectives, as committed to under the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement (Agreement). Based on consultation and comments received, Ontario is adopting the Basin-wide water conservation goals and objectives.
Effective Date:
November 8, 2012
The amendment will increase the comfort allowance from $132/month to $134/month effective November 1st, 2012. The increase in comfort allowance is aligned with the 1% increase to the Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS) personal needs allowance (PNA) and is intended to support low income residents by allowing them to maintain adequate resources to cover their personal needs above and beyond the meal and accommodation services funded through the co-payment.
Effective Date:
November 1, 2012
Speed Limits
Effective Date:
November 12, 2012
Speed Limits
Effective Date:
November 16, 2012
Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 was passed by the Legislature and received Royal Assent on November 28, 2022. We have extended the deadline of this posting to enable your feedback to continue to be submitted so that it can help inform the implementation of this proposal as well as future initiatives. You may also want to consider submitting comments on other related postings and/or providing your comments directly to the Ministry at Cristina.Dasilva@ontario.ca. The government is exploring any and all ways to increase housing supply to reach its goal of building 1.5 million homes over the next ten years.
Effective Date:
November 28, 2012
Proposed regulation amendments to set additional conditions for submission requirements of long-acting oxycodone drug products
Effective Date:
November 23, 2012
The Ontario Asparagus Growers Marketing Board has asked the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission to change its official name to "Asparagus Growers of Ontario" and also for changes to the way it is constituted. The requested changes are in response to the declining number of producers and the concentration of the industry in the Norfolk area and would require amendments to Regulations 391 and 390. The Commission supports the requested amendments.
Effective Date:
November 1, 2012
The Ministry of the Environment has implemented an Environmental Activity and Sector Registry (EASR) which allows businesses to register prescribed activities in the EASR instead of seeking an Environmental Compliance Approval. The EASR is a public, web-based registry system.
Effective Date:
November 18, 2012
On April 2, 2012, the Ministry of the Environment posted proposed regulatory amendments to O. Reg. 359/09 and Regulation 334 as part of the response to the Feed-In-Tariff review. As a result of comments received as well as a thorough review and confirmation of over 120 natural heritage assessments by the Ministry of Natural Resources, additional regulatory amendments are being proposed for comment.
Effective Date:
November 2, 2012
The amending regulation would implement the 2012 Budget commitment to provide regulations that would enable s.55.2 of the PBA and permit employers to use irrevocable letters of credit from a financial institution to cover as much as 15 per cent of a pension plan's solvency liabilities.
Effective Date:
November 15, 2012
This posting is intended to ensure that interested Ontarians are aware of the announcements in the 2012 Budget, Strong Action for Ontario. Further related Regulatory Registry postings are forthcoming.
Effective Date:
November 1, 2012
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) is proposing amendments to R.R.O. 1990, Regulation 274 "Forms" under the Drainage Act and R.R.O. 1990, Regulation 1032 "Borrowing By-Laws, Debentures and Loans" under the Tile Drainage Act. The proposed amendments intend to make the forms more user-friendly, remove obsolete and unnecessary forms and amalgamate like forms. These changes are in keeping with the ministry's commitment to the Open for Business initiative.
Effective Date:
November 21, 2012
The purpose of this Regulation Proposal Notice is to advise the public that the province is proposing to amend O. Reg. 6/96 under the Mining Act for Assessment Regulations to add new items that are eligible for assessment work credits including Aboriginal consultations and other general provisions.
Effective Date:
November 1, 2012
The purpose of this Regulation Proposal Notice is to advise the public that the province is proposing to amend O. Reg. 45/11 under the Mining Act for General Regulations to add criteria for Sites of Aboriginal Cultural Significances, designate the Mining Act Awareness Program for prospectors and other administrative provisions
Effective Date:
November 1, 2012
The proposed amendments to O. Reg. 43/11 are part of a new set of regulatory provisions that are being phased in to support the recent amendments to Ontario's modernized Mining Act.
Effective Date:
November 1, 2012
The purpose of this Regulation Proposal Notice is to advise the public that the province is proposing a new regulation under the Mining Act to regulate early exploration activities.
Effective Date:
November 1, 2012
The purpose of this Regulation Proposal Notice is to advise the public that the province is proposing to amend O. Reg. 240/00 under the Mining Act for Mine Development and Closure to clarify requirements for Aboriginal consultation provisions on Closure Plans and to implement the voluntary rehabilitation of abandoned mine hazards.
Effective Date:
November 1, 2012
Amendments to the General Regulation under the Respiratory Therapy Act, 1991
Effective Date:
November 5, 2012
Under the Surveyors Act, the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors (AOLS) is proposing changes to Regulation 1026 under the Surveyors Act, which if passed, will require mandatory reporting, establish a minimum acceptable level of continuing education by members of the Association and provide flexibility to the Academic and Experience Requirements Committee of the AOLS to waive a term of articles for professional surveyors with equivalent experience.
Effective Date:
November 5, 2012